Commissioner Lori Cox

Commissioner Lori Cox is a dynamic, highly effective leader, Ms. Lori Cox has more than twenty years of notable success working on behalf of communities, individuals, families and their children. Her career spans the non-profit and government sectors from direct service to policy. Recently selected to head-up the Alameda County Social Services Agency -- overseeing critical safety-net programs such as Child Welfare, Adult Protection, CalFresh (formerly food stamps), Medi-Cal eligibility, and cash aid -- Ms. Cox is among a new generation of system leaders. Her career demonstrates an unwavering commitment to forging working relationships that hold residents as active partners in creating healthy, thriving communities. Ms. Cox is also distinguished by her ascension to leadership through a rare combination of vision and operational skills. In her sixteen years with Alameda County, Lori has led the design and implementation of a number of highly successful programs. In addition to being a systems leader, Ms. Cox is the proud mother of three sons.